DeFi Growth Lead

As a DeFi Growth Lead at Monad Foundation, you lead strategy and growth of Monad's DeFi ecosystem. You work directly with protocols already building on Monad to help them grow their TVL, expand their product surface, and unlock integrations that multiply value. A core pillar of this role is connecting tokenized asset issuers with the lending protocols, yield vaults, and liquidity infrastructure on Monad that make those assets productive onchain. You report to the Head of DeFi and sit at the center of Monad's ecosystem strategy.

What you'll do

• Own protocol growth end to end by building tailored growth plans with DeFi protocols on Monad, collaborating on liquidity incentive and co-incentive campaign structures, identifying missing integrations, and tracking TVL and volume against targets
• Build the RWA x DeFi flywheel by sourcing and managing relationships with tokenized asset issuers and connecting them with the right lending protocols, yield vaults, and stablecoin infrastructure on Monad, then designing the looping strategies and collateral structures that make RWAs composable and yield-generating onchain
• Connect cross-protocol opportunities that create compounding value by pairing lending markets with DEXs for deeper liquidity loops or connecting yield vaults with RWA issuers to expand TVL
• Bring institutional capital onchain by working with institutional LPs, asset managers, and capital allocators to identify opportunities to deploy into RWA-backed DeFi products on Monad

What you bring

• A track record of DeFi collaborations and ecosystem growth working with a Layer 1, Layer 2, or major protocol affiliated organization, with demonstrated success growing TVL and user activity
• Experience with RWA protocols and tokenization platforms, understanding how tokenized assets move from issuance into productive DeFi yield including collateral structures, redemption mechanics, and oracle dependencies
• Deep expertise in the inner workings of lending markets, AMMs, yield vaults, and liquidity incentives, with ability to diagnose why a protocol isn't growing and propose concrete solutions
• Institutional relationships and experience working with asset managers, family offices, or similar organizations
• High autonomy and accountability to metrics, treating protocol success as your own

About Monad Foundation

Monad Foundation is a core contributor to the Monad blockchain, a performant and parallel EVM Layer 1. The team is dedicated to growing the impact of decentralized tech and helping decentralized applications scale globally.